Optometry
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If I Knew Then: Advice For Optometry School Applicants
Let me start by saying that I am in no way an expert in the admissions process of optometry school. I can only speak to my own experiences and information I’ve gathered from friends, classmates, and members of the optometric education community among schools. But if there’s any advice I can give to potential applicants, it’s this: start your application early, and then stop stressing about it.
OptomCAS Application Tips
First things first: it’s never too early to start your OptomCAS application. This year’s application cycle started July 1, and deadlines vary between schools. Even if the schools you’re interested in don’t have their deadlines until the…
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Optometry Schools
A Non-Traditional Path Into Optometry School
For some optometry students, going to doctoral school is just the next step after getting a bachelor’s degree. I admire the young, motivated students that followed the multi-point plan to graduate with honors, study for an entrance exam, and start his or her doctoral journey immediately following undergrad. After optometry school, these young professionals will have plenty of time to explore the spectrum of optometry, honing in on his or her desired practice setting and working towards an ideal work-life balance. On the other side of the coin are the “non-traditional” students, like myself.
A Note to First Year Optometry Students
Congratulations on entering optometry school! You absolutely deserve it! You have worked so diligently and persistently for many years to get to where you are. Only you know the time and effort you put in to maintain your excellent grades and extracurriculars, ace your OATs, get through the application process, and excel in your interviews. Entering optometry school is a life changing experience, as you will come to know.
Optometry, A Career Guide
Each workday is different for ODs, and the scope and mode of practicein which the doctor are engaged can make the differences even morepronounced. If he/she specializes, the day is filled with evaluating newpatients and providing the treatment particular to the area of emphasis.If the doctor is a member of a group practice, he/she may be the specialist in that group for certain kinds of patients or conditions.
If I Knew Then: Advice For Optometry School Applicants
Hi everyone! I'm Dena Colantino, and I'm a fourth-year student at UMSL School of Optometry. Let me start by saying that I am in no way an expert in the admissions process of optometry school. I can only speak to my own experiences and...
Optometry Admissions Blog
As you prepare to interview, having a vision for how you want to practice optometry is key. Most applicants limit their perspective of optometry by considering it solely in its traditional clinical context, meaning they think of their future solely in terms of delivering patient care.
OptometryStudents.com
Our Mission: To improve the profession of optometry by better educating and preparing students to enhance the lives and vision of their patients.
Association of Schools and Colleges of Optometry
As the population ages, optometry services will be in increasing demand. The growing numbers of senior citizens with age-related eye diseases such as cataracts, glaucoma, diabetic retinopathy, hypertensive retinopathy, and macular degeneration will require increased services from optometrists.
ExploreHealthCareers.org
U.S. News & World Report listed optometry as one of the Best Jobs for Investigative People, because it's "a profession with a high cure rate, regular hours, good pay, and realistic potential for being successfully self-employed."
Prospects
Most optometrists work in high street practices which may be independent or part of a regional or national chain. A smaller number work in hospitals alongside other healthcare professionals such as doctors and orthoptists. Some optometrists work in academic settings doing research and/or teaching, and also in the optical manufacturing industry.
Science Buddies
Optometrists are the primary caretakers of our most important sense–vision. They diagnose and detect problems not only with vision, but with the health of the eye and the whole body. Based on their diagnoses, they prescribe glasses, contact lenses, and medications; refer patients to opthamologists for surgery; or develop treatment plans, like vision therapy, to help correct for deficits in depth perception.
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